Richard Linklater

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-07-30 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As ريتشارد لينكليتر, 理查德·林克莱特, ริชาร์ด ลินเคลเตอร์, Ричард Линклейтер, リチャード・リンクレイター, 리처드 링클레이터

Richard Linklater

Biography

Richard Stuart Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023). Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received several Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for his work on Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

Nouvelle Vague

as Director

2025
Blue Moon

as Director

2024
Hit Man

as Director

2024
God Save Texas

as Director

2017
Last Flag Flying

as Director

2016
2014
Boyhood

as Director

2013
Before Midnight

as Director

2012
Bernie

as Director

2012
Up to Speed

as Director

2008
2006
A Scanner Darkly

as Director

2006
Fast Food Nation

as Director

2005
Bad News Bears

as Director

2004
Before Sunset

as Director

2004
$5.15/Hr.

as Director

2003
School of Rock

as Director

2001
Tape

as Director

2001
Waking Life

as Director

1998
The Newton Boys

as Director

1997
SubUrbia

as Director

1995
Before Sunrise

as Director

1993
Dazed and Confused

as Director

1991
Slacker

as Director

1985
Woodshock

as Director

Actor

2024
Clemente

as Self

2024
2024
2023
2021
Clerk

as Self

2021
05

as Self

2018
Blaze

as Oilman 1

2017
After Before

as Self

2015
2015
Twelve Years

as Self

2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2013
2012
Side by Side

as Self

2012
Bernie

as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

2009
2009
American Prince

as Self - Interviewer

2008
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

as Principal Mallard

2008
2008
Critic

as Self

2007
The Hottest State

as John Wayne Enthusiast

2005
Making Dazed

as Self

2001
Waking Life

as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

2001
Chelsea Walls

as Crony 2

2001
Spy Kids

as Cool Spy

2000
1999
1998
Scotch and Milk

as Cab Passenger

1996
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as Tour Bus Driver (voice)

1996
1995
The Underneath

as Ember Doorman

1995
Before Sunrise

as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

1995
At Sundance

as Self

1991
Slacker

as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

Writer

Merrily We Roll Along

as Screenplay

Nouvelle Vague

as Writer

2024
Hit Man

as Screenplay

2019
2017
Last Flag Flying

as Screenplay

2014
Boyhood

as Writer

2013
Before Midnight

as Writer

2013
Before Midnight

as Characters

2013
Making a Scene

as Writer

2012
Bernie

as Screenplay

2006
A Scanner Darkly

as Screenplay

2006
Fast Food Nation

as Screenplay

2004
Before Sunset

as Screenplay

2004
Before Sunset

as Characters

2004
Before Sunset

as Story

2004
$5.15/Hr.

as Writer

2001
Waking Life

as Screenplay

1998
The Newton Boys

as Screenplay

1995
Before Sunrise

as Writer

1993
1991
Slacker

as Writer

Producer

Queen Takes Bishop

as Executive Producer

2025
Blue Moon

as Producer

2025
The Wasps

as Executive Producer

2024
Hit Man

as Producer

2024
Clemente

as Executive Producer

2024
God Save Texas

as Executive Producer

2022
Shouting Down Midnight

as Executive Producer

2020
The Pushback

as Producer

2017
Last Flag Flying

as Producer

2016
2014
Boyhood

as Producer

2013
Before Midnight

as Producer

2012
Up to Speed

as Executive Producer

2008
2005
Bad News Bears

as Producer

2004
Before Sunset

as Producer

2004
$5.15/Hr.

as Producer

1993
Dazed and Confused

as Producer

1991
Slacker

as Producer

Crew

2007
1997
1994
1990
Never Leave Nevada

as Video Assist Operator

Camera

2001
Waking Life

as Director of Photography

2001
Tape

as Camera Operator